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i heard mitch mcconnell use the 700,000 job figure. cbo look at this and shattered the notion. it was not 700,000 jobs in the immediate future. the report is essentially this used by the republicans. it is wrong. they have this fixed position, do not cut tax rates -- touch tax rates for the very wealthy. they are wrong in terms of deficit reduction, equity and economic growth. the president is right. host: let's go to the democrats blind and hear from shelley in new york. -- and here from surely in new york. caller: my question is, they want to deal with this tax, people making $1 million or more should pay higher tax, but i'm wanting to ask the representatives best. i've seen how the middle class has been destroyed. these people, remember, put in place that you have to work for these benefits. these people get up every day and go to work. the sanitation department, big businesses, they hide these workers, but they're also told of it are now permanent jobs. the middle class was destroyed, and they have these people working for a slave wages. what will you do to boost the people
i heard mitch mcconnell use the 700,000 job figure. cbo look at this and shattered the notion. it was not 700,000 jobs in the immediate future. the report is essentially this used by the republicans. it is wrong. they have this fixed position, do not cut tax rates -- touch tax rates for the very wealthy. they are wrong in terms of deficit reduction, equity and economic growth. the president is right. host: let's go to the democrats blind and hear from shelley in new york. -- and here from...
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minority leader mitch mcconnell debated this. here's a bit of that debate. >> mr. president, we believe that there should be one aspect of the change that is that it should be a non-debatable motion of proceeding. simple as that. the american people -- only ones who disagree that think this senate is working well are the republican leader and those republicans in congress. >> to the republican lead center >> yes. i hope the majority leader will stay on the floor here. i gather the way he proposes to affect this rule change is to deal with the simple majority. you didn't address that issue. >> but of course. >> well, -- >> that statement is untrue, and i don't accept that. >> mr. president, i believe i have the floor. that's the point. what the majority leader is saying he will break the rules of the senate in order to change the rules of the senate. it had been the case in the past that it took a super majority of 67, which of course meant that most rule changes occurred because two leaders agreed to them and were proposing them jointly. instead, what the majority
minority leader mitch mcconnell debated this. here's a bit of that debate. >> mr. president, we believe that there should be one aspect of the change that is that it should be a non-debatable motion of proceeding. simple as that. the american people -- only ones who disagree that think this senate is working well are the republican leader and those republicans in congress. >> to the republican lead center >> yes. i hope the majority leader will stay on the floor here. i gather...
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able to get the support of house speaker john boehner and the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, yesterday. this headline -- and below that -- a couple of callers have brought this up already about the first lady's travel. here is "the washington times" opinion this morning. host: that is a "the washington times" opinion page this morning. we told you mitt romney speaking in north carolina. let me give you the time, it is about 3:40. what is your take on washington culture and these alleged misconducts by gsa and as a good service? caller: i feel that what they said, the gsa first of all, i believe that everyone deserves a vacation from their jobs. i worked many years and i was entitled to two weeks vacation a year. i got paid for two weeks vacation. i was allowed to spend that money the way i wanted to. i believe this is what the federal government, anybody who works for the federal government, should be paid on the hours they work. and they should be compensated for our vacation time based on their salaries. but it seems like everybody gets to washington. these politicians all
able to get the support of house speaker john boehner and the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, yesterday. this headline -- and below that -- a couple of callers have brought this up already about the first lady's travel. here is "the washington times" opinion this morning. host: that is a "the washington times" opinion page this morning. we told you mitt romney speaking in north carolina. let me give you the time, it is about 3:40. what is your take on...
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at that time, senator senator mitch mcconnell, the minority leader, had appointed several republican commissioners who had said flat out said they do not believe in enforcing campaign finance law. they were led by tom delay's finance lawyer. he has said he does not believe in campaign finance regulations and will not enforce them. he believes his job is to help republicans. host: a few facts on the fec commissioners themselves. no more than three can represent the same political party. they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the president. at least four votes are required for any official action. back to the phones. line. is on the democrats' good morning. caller: good morning. that was interesting information she just gave to us. did my thing is that -- my thing is that people who say they hate government in that government is too big, why aren't they in government? all they do is destroy those things that are supposed to help us and then they turn around and say, "see, government does not work." one last thing. i feel like -- america, if you do not understand what the
at that time, senator senator mitch mcconnell, the minority leader, had appointed several republican commissioners who had said flat out said they do not believe in enforcing campaign finance law. they were led by tom delay's finance lawyer. he has said he does not believe in campaign finance regulations and will not enforce them. he believes his job is to help republicans. host: a few facts on the fec commissioners themselves. no more than three can represent the same political party. they are...
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on the kentucky senior senator mitch mcconnell and on up reverting american politics, the internet revolution. sunday, on american history tv, three weeks at this plantation would be key in shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. also, the heyday of the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look back. once a month, the local content vehicles explore the literary life across america. this weekend coming louisville, ky. host: welcome back. today, the public affairs council released a new survey, views on business in an election year. we turn to the group's president, doug pinkham. first tellus to the public affairs council is and why you did this survey. guest: we are an unusual organization. most of our members are fortune 500 companies and we are right on k street. we do not lobby. we have 600 member organizations ranging from chevron to the minnesota vikings to the mayo clinic. i do not have to get them to agree on anything. the real research has been done on american attitudes about business in society. if you look at other polls historically, people have asked if ceos and generally make
on the kentucky senior senator mitch mcconnell and on up reverting american politics, the internet revolution. sunday, on american history tv, three weeks at this plantation would be key in shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. also, the heyday of the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look back. once a month, the local content vehicles explore the literary life across america. this weekend coming louisville, ky. host: welcome back. today, the public affairs council released a new...
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mitch mcconnell is the key. he can take the president over into the presidency and a came a great man. we need to make sure we let mr. mcconnell know that history is there. i know he has a lot of issues. everyone bacchant e-mail, text -- everyone can e-mail and text and let mr. mcconnell n know. the tea party is off the rail. this will make this country take off. i hope mr. mcconnell sees this. everyone out there, the game has been played. host: thank you for the call. harry is joining us from pittsburgh. caller: this whole thing is ridiculous. i started paying social security and 14. i have quite a bit of money in there. i have made my own way. record, the past money they are asking for, that is mostly white people making that money. they should call it what it is. that is still whitey's money. i wish i was as smart as it then people. a lot of people have called then and have not worked hard. everybody wants their children to be rich. right now you're evil if you're rich. host: thank you for the call, harry. th
mitch mcconnell is the key. he can take the president over into the presidency and a came a great man. we need to make sure we let mr. mcconnell know that history is there. i know he has a lot of issues. everyone bacchant e-mail, text -- everyone can e-mail and text and let mr. mcconnell n know. the tea party is off the rail. this will make this country take off. i hope mr. mcconnell sees this. everyone out there, the game has been played. host: thank you for the call. harry is joining us from...
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host: yesterday, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. this front page of the washington times -- let's get to your calls and comments. john has this -- vanessa's on the republican line from arizona. caller: i wasa just watching -- i was just watching the massachusetts debate, and i know this is not what this is about. congress has not been doing any progression or progress, because no one can seem to agree on anything. host: we will share what harry reid said that affected the senate agenda in a moment. one of our viewers had this to say -- next is darnell joining us from kansas. caller: it is a do nothing congress because of the republicans' unwillingness to compromise on matters that are very important to america. they absolutely refused to do the work of the american people. i cannot believe mr. mcconnell is talking about the president the way he is, because he is the main person -- he is the leader of the republican senate. we all know the statement that he made. it is just a shame. the folks that both these guys in, but the party, t
host: yesterday, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. this front page of the washington times -- let's get to your calls and comments. john has this -- vanessa's on the republican line from arizona. caller: i wasa just watching -- i was just watching the massachusetts debate, and i know this is not what this is about. congress has not been doing any progression or progress, because no one can seem to agree on anything. host: we will share what harry reid said that affected the senate...
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mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided tchet, soth a hachet everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is heavily influenced and the man who ran his successful campaign in 2008, the senior adviser and has the office closest to the oval office. jogger free is very significant -- geography is very significant. when there is a decision to be made, he ways and with the political angle. i would say his influence, valerie jarrett plays a role. there are many other people. the congressional liaison plays a significant role in all of these. i layout exactly what happened, what we used to call the best obtainable version of the truth and it is often emotional.
mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided tchet, soth a hachet everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is...
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mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they have done has been to hurt not just the middle class, the poor. people on social security. everything the talk about is hurting other people. is it those that have the most that want to keep the most and make the ones that have the least pay for all the most the want to have? we have to wake up and get out and vote. this is not -- if we had got out and vote in 2010, this will not be happening. host: a couple more items from a facebook this morning. back to the telephones. david in fairfax station, virginia is on the line for re
mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they...
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there is no evidence mitch mcconnell reached across the aisle. guest: listen, the affordable health care act and the individual mandate -- the individual mandate is similar to social security. it was a tax. if the president said the individual mandate was a tax and congress approved that, it would not be before the supreme court now. the president said that individuals' taxes would not be spent on the individual mandate. it was a tax. that is why it is before the supreme court. it is a tax on the american people. people can justify their position. the real issue for us as americans -- the united states is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. nobody talks about this. the united states is bankrupt. the united states can print money like a drunken sailor. that will catch up with them. we have to reduce the deficit and the debt. we have to make sacrifices. there must be shared sacrifices. we cannot continue on the path we are on. people don't want to talk about the sacred cows that we have -- social security, medicare, medicaid. nobody wants to cut tho
there is no evidence mitch mcconnell reached across the aisle. guest: listen, the affordable health care act and the individual mandate -- the individual mandate is similar to social security. it was a tax. if the president said the individual mandate was a tax and congress approved that, it would not be before the supreme court now. the president said that individuals' taxes would not be spent on the individual mandate. it was a tax. that is why it is before the supreme court. it is a tax on...
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finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan be dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea party youier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we have not seen that happen. host: from mark williams, what will be specifically affected in the economy if we go over the cliff? guest: instead of giving you my own numbers, let me use the congressional budget office estimates. if we go over the cliff, and if the clip stays in place for the whole year -- clef stays in place for the whole year, gdp will go into negative territory. that will push this into a short-term recession. economic growth below zero. on of london will rise from the corral levels to about 9%. that is short-term. -- unemployed u
finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan be dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea party youier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we...
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to hear mitch mcconnell make that comment about the president when mitch mcconnell was the one who said from the beginning of the president's term that his main goal is to see that the president is a one- term president. that is what he has done. there is no compromise with the republicans. also, they are refusing to pass a jobs bill. they fear that it will help president. again, they want to do nothing to help the president. on the night of the president's inauguration, 15 top republicans met to determine how they would plot to undermine him. guest: you know, you make a very good point about the need for the president to be aggressive in explaining and justifying his agenda and the senate democrats doing the same, articulating forcefully the priorities of any party is any necessity -- is a necessity. it needs the more bipartisanship, more cooperation. let's take the transportation bill that you mentioned. that bill was approved by an overwhelming majority, 3/4 of the united states senate, republicans and democrats approved that bill. it is a jobs bill. it is an investment in our roads
to hear mitch mcconnell make that comment about the president when mitch mcconnell was the one who said from the beginning of the president's term that his main goal is to see that the president is a one- term president. that is what he has done. there is no compromise with the republicans. also, they are refusing to pass a jobs bill. they fear that it will help president. again, they want to do nothing to help the president. on the night of the president's inauguration, 15 top republicans met...
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host: do you think that speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell? like mcconnell president's because they're not talking to each other. guest: i certainly think there is inexperience on the president's part. he has gained experience by virtue of being in office, but there was not a lot of legislative history coming. into coming there are not close personal relationships. it is also true of the president in his own democratic leaders. there are plenty of stories that it's not the warmest set of relations. i do think that it is not about liking or being themselves with one another, but they have to talk to each other, institutionally. i heard speaker boehner being interviewed a few days ago. he said when the phone rings i'm going to respond, i will be there. if the president wants to meet, i will. i don't have a sense that there's an ongoing engagement. i thought the vice president joe biden would play much more of a role because he is somebody who intimately knows the congressional process and how to get things done. for whatever reason, that has not
host: do you think that speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell? like mcconnell president's because they're not talking to each other. guest: i certainly think there is inexperience on the president's part. he has gained experience by virtue of being in office, but there was not a lot of legislative history coming. into coming there are not close personal relationships. it is also true of the president in his own democratic leaders. there are plenty of stories that it's not the warmest set of...
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host: senator mitch mcconnell. can you respond? guest: he is the one who infamously said that his top priority, republican's top priority was not the economy, not jobs, it was to defeat president obama. what you just heard was a total misstatement of the president's position. the president has asked congress to act today, as i said, to extend middle-class tax cuts. 98% of the american people. let's do it now. republicans, as you just heard from senator mitch mcconnell, have said we are not going to do that unless you also then continue tax breaks for people at the very high end of the income ladder. now republicans hcannot have it both ways. they cannot continuously refused to take a balanced approach. cutting, yes, but also revenue. we talked about it is the logical straitjackets. that is what the grover norquist pledged duster republicans. 98% of them have signed that pledge. it says that you cannot close one tax loophole for the purpose of reducing the deficit. you cannot eliminate one taxpayer subsidy for an oil company to redu
host: senator mitch mcconnell. can you respond? guest: he is the one who infamously said that his top priority, republican's top priority was not the economy, not jobs, it was to defeat president obama. what you just heard was a total misstatement of the president's position. the president has asked congress to act today, as i said, to extend middle-class tax cuts. 98% of the american people. let's do it now. republicans, as you just heard from senator mitch mcconnell, have said we are not...
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caller: if you can remember when mitch mcconnell was asked, what would be the republicans' top agenda, and he responded by saying it would be to make president obama a one-term president. since then, i have noticed a lot of times how republicans would vote against a lot of the policies and ideas that he had, that we have helped this country get ahead, at least most of us, and they voted against it. are they still going to do that this term? they did not make him a one-term president. guest: that is the way politics works. i remember when george bush sr. had his term, the purpose of democrat party was to make him a one-term president. that is the way it works. even though the policies are not different, the power struggle is very real. if they can embarrass the other party -- the other thing i argue for is to be more objective and say, that is true, the republicans do that and they get off on tangents, partisan bickering, but it is bipartisan, believe me. it is not like the democrats are angels and the republicans are the monsters. both parties share the same amount of blame. host: are
caller: if you can remember when mitch mcconnell was asked, what would be the republicans' top agenda, and he responded by saying it would be to make president obama a one-term president. since then, i have noticed a lot of times how republicans would vote against a lot of the policies and ideas that he had, that we have helped this country get ahead, at least most of us, and they voted against it. are they still going to do that this term? they did not make him a one-term president. guest:...
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caller: [unintelligible] mitch mcconnell said that he wanted mr. obama to be a one- term president. [unintelligible] we spend trillions of dollars on war and cannot take care of our own people with health care. host: massachusetts, eddie on our republican line. caller: incivility it:, is ideology -- it is not incivility, it is ideology. all john boehner wants to do is try to balance the budget. the tea party is getting fed up with spending, spending. give him a break. host: florida, stephen is on our independent line. caller: good morning. this is about incivility, it says 81% say that is harming the u.s. future, which i find humorous. every person that calls says incivility they agree says is harming the u.s., but it is the other side's fault, which is the beginning of what the true problem is. i wish people would look at what they're about to say on the show. they are talking about incivility and the same time being the most partisan country. there was a story from the washington post. host: 1 story in the washington post and another in another paper. caller: nobody finds it appea
caller: [unintelligible] mitch mcconnell said that he wanted mr. obama to be a one- term president. [unintelligible] we spend trillions of dollars on war and cannot take care of our own people with health care. host: massachusetts, eddie on our republican line. caller: incivility it:, is ideology -- it is not incivility, it is ideology. all john boehner wants to do is try to balance the budget. the tea party is getting fed up with spending, spending. give him a break. host: florida, stephen is...
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guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be a drastic abdication of responsibility by everybody in washington. that is not to say that everybody is equal to blame and this is something that washington does and be covered along -- that really is not always the case. in this specific case, you have our recovery, you have people ignoring what common
guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and...
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mitch mcconnell said they're not there to solve problems. they are there to make sure this president is a one-term president. that's not leadership. host: disagreeing -- then there's this off of twitter -- in response? guest: that's a loaded question that is clearly from a liberal caller. voter suppression -- host: you tihnk? our viewers are opinionated. guest: i love it. guest: we come out and develop efforts to encourage latino voters and democrats immediately attacked us because we're trying to suppress latino votes. that's absolutely ridiculous. there have been efforts, and we know it, by acorn and others to ensure that non-citizens vote. i have no problem and sharing the databases -- ensuring the databases include only citizens. this is a no-brainer. to say that this is voter suppression is ridiculous. guest: it's actually not ridiculous and it has been documented there have been robocalls saying their voting day is next week, not today, giving false information. go to try toing to register to vote because you're already afraid. that is
mitch mcconnell said they're not there to solve problems. they are there to make sure this president is a one-term president. that's not leadership. host: disagreeing -- then there's this off of twitter -- in response? guest: that's a loaded question that is clearly from a liberal caller. voter suppression -- host: you tihnk? our viewers are opinionated. guest: i love it. guest: we come out and develop efforts to encourage latino voters and democrats immediately attacked us because we're trying...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell, leaders in the senate. senator harry reid in nevada, the majority leader, and mitch mcconnell, of kentucky, the minority leader, both of them talking about why it is so difficult for democrats and republicans to compromise. h[video clip] >> we have a situation here where compromise is not what we do any more. in your program, john boehner said that he rejects the word compromise. that is exactly what he said. my friend, senator mcconnell, said that his single most important achievement is making sure the president -- that the president is a one-term president. >> compromise can be very difficult. we have different views on how much taxation and government should have, as well as regulation. it is not easy to reach agreement when you have a very different views of the direction the country should take. host: 60 minutes, talking about compromise. 44 state legislatures in play, "6000 seats at stake." we will be bringing you the results of gubernatorial races as well as house and senate races across the country
harry reid and mitch mcconnell, leaders in the senate. senator harry reid in nevada, the majority leader, and mitch mcconnell, of kentucky, the minority leader, both of them talking about why it is so difficult for democrats and republicans to compromise. h[video clip] >> we have a situation here where compromise is not what we do any more. in your program, john boehner said that he rejects the word compromise. that is exactly what he said. my friend, senator mcconnell, said that his...
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-- senator mitch mcconnell? guest: i happen to like mitch mcconnell, but he is off the wall if he thinks we're going to believe what he is saying right now. the fact of the matter is when president obama raised his hand, his anthem for the first year, senator mitch mcconnell, was we do not want this guy to succeed at anything, we're going to taken down in four years. that is a heck of a if he wants us to believe the democrats are trying to have a reconciliation on the budget, that is laughable. host: mike is on -- on the line. caller: who had control of the house and senate in the first two years? guest: in the first two years, until the unfortunate passing of senator kennedy of massachusetts, the democrats. caller: you all did not pass a budget. now it is the fault of the right-wing. guest: you still need 60 votes to get anything to the senate floor. when senator kennedy passed away, you did not have those 60 votes. caller: >> but you had control for awhile. guest: it's a fair question and i gave a straight ans
-- senator mitch mcconnell? guest: i happen to like mitch mcconnell, but he is off the wall if he thinks we're going to believe what he is saying right now. the fact of the matter is when president obama raised his hand, his anthem for the first year, senator mitch mcconnell, was we do not want this guy to succeed at anything, we're going to taken down in four years. that is a heck of a if he wants us to believe the democrats are trying to have a reconciliation on the budget, that is laughable....
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mitch mcconnell predict the same fate for the president's 2013 budget request. we are talking about what the impact is on your votes for president. thanks for waiting. you are on the air. caller: a quick question. i don't care out wealthy or poor. what i really want is the brightest man. the minute i say that it creates a problem. i experience the eight years of bush and the republicans and some really smart people scammed us, misled us, did everything in the world to keep us from understanding what was going on with the tax breaks for the rich and the war and what it was costing us and what it was doing to our economy. came crashing down before there was any real reaction. of what a smart person, i just don't want them to abuse me with their intellect. host: given what you said, here's a headline in many of the papers this morning -- do you think austerity is the way we need to go, given our economic situation? caller: of course not. a business cannot operate without money. if it does not have money to operate, it will go bankrupt. the same as would happen with
mitch mcconnell predict the same fate for the president's 2013 budget request. we are talking about what the impact is on your votes for president. thanks for waiting. you are on the air. caller: a quick question. i don't care out wealthy or poor. what i really want is the brightest man. the minute i say that it creates a problem. i experience the eight years of bush and the republicans and some really smart people scammed us, misled us, did everything in the world to keep us from understanding...
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which was part of the mcconnell decision in 2003. also, the austin vs. michigan chamber of commerce case, the underbelly of corporate contributions. they were trying to right a wrong that they felt the supreme court had left on the books. they asked us to come back and bring these bigger questions. in september we had another argument. january 21, two years ago, we had our decision. which was earth shattering for us. you want to hold on to something in court. little did i know that we would break down the house of cards that is mccain fine gold. host: i want to been to -- i want to read to the audience the direct impact. here are some of the figures from these political action committees that are aimed at electing republicans or helping the president restore our future, which is a pro mitt romney superpac. the president isn't urging supporters to contribute to his superpac, a change of position for the white house. host: the mint -- the supreme court, asking about corporations. guest: first of all, those numbers are fairly small. barack obama in 2008 spe
which was part of the mcconnell decision in 2003. also, the austin vs. michigan chamber of commerce case, the underbelly of corporate contributions. they were trying to right a wrong that they felt the supreme court had left on the books. they asked us to come back and bring these bigger questions. in september we had another argument. january 21, two years ago, we had our decision. which was earth shattering for us. you want to hold on to something in court. little did i know that we would...
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mitch mcconnell, he works to make sure he's a one-term president. and the one thing -- there's a racial component attached to that where the republicans say, we want to take the country back. i say they want to have a white president again. and in their opinion, people are being misled. there are a lot of lies in american politics. i just can't understand why america can have so rich -- >> appreciate you taking part in the program this morning. front page of the "chicago tribune," another picture of president obama with the headline, unity eludes him after obama failed to bridge the partisan divide, he sought to play up the shift in the public image. now the standoff in dc may help him get re-elected. that's one viewpoint here. the same text of the headline we had here. a little bit of the president yesterday in the iowa campaign. >> despite all of the challenges we face in the new century, what they offered over those three days was more often than not, an agenda that was better suited for the last cent rip. seen it before. might as well have watch
mitch mcconnell, he works to make sure he's a one-term president. and the one thing -- there's a racial component attached to that where the republicans say, we want to take the country back. i say they want to have a white president again. and in their opinion, people are being misled. there are a lot of lies in american politics. i just can't understand why america can have so rich -- >> appreciate you taking part in the program this morning. front page of the "chicago...
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you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get caught up in the sound bites. at least bring some kind of leverage, some kind of balance to this crisis. host: "in new york times" this morning -- guest: what does he have to negotiate? there are three options. you could allow the tax cuts to expire december 31. you can cancel some or all of the tax increases and spending. that would accelerate a dive back into a great recession or depression. in the first quarter, we would have very little difficulty in distinguishing ourselves from the crisis that is in gulf and europe and especially greece. the other thing we could do is come to a midline course of action where you could actually -- what can you minimally due to cut spending? what can you minimally due to have shared sacrifice so everyone is sacrificing something in this game? the other thing we don't talk about -- the i
you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get caught up in the sound bites. at least bring some kind of leverage, some kind of balance to this crisis. host: "in new york times" this morning -- guest: what does he have to negotiate? there are three options. you could allow the tax...
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mcconnell on mitch cnn yesterday. bill, independent caller from philadelphia. the newsou think about that the president plans to make a push today to extend the middle class tax cuts? caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president should sign these tax cuts. as the gentleman that just finished speaking said, the wealthy, the millionaires, are going to make their money regardless of how much taxes they pay. they're going to make their money because they have invested. and they are going make their money. middle class, we are not able to invest, therefore we live from paycheck to paycheck. we should not pay as much tax as we are paying. the gentleman from south carolina is grossly misled, grossly. i understand you, brother. and bare in mind, when you vote for romney, he's going to screw you and he's not going to kiss you first. taking my call. host: this tweet, "president obama said in the past, you don't raise taxes in a recession." he puts a link to a youtube video. independents line, florida. what do you think? caller: thanks for tailing my
mcconnell on mitch cnn yesterday. bill, independent caller from philadelphia. the newsou think about that the president plans to make a push today to extend the middle class tax cuts? caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president should sign these tax cuts. as the gentleman that just finished speaking said, the wealthy, the millionaires, are going to make their money regardless of how much taxes they pay. they're going to make their money because they have invested. and they...
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host: read extend the olive branch to john boehner and mitch mcconnell ahead of a lame duck. i look to the challenges that we have had that i reach up to my republican colleagues in the senate and the house. let us come together, we know what the issues are, let us solve them he told an audience and the ballroom at the capitol hill hotel. there will have to hash out a deal by the end of the year to avert the vesco cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts. slated to begin in 2013. ron in ohio, good morning. give us your take on last night's election or yesterday's election. caller: good morning, sir. i do have respect for the office. i am not a fan of the obama curator previous caller proves what i am going to say. i think that mr. romney choosing paul ryan made the decision for me. the tea party overstepped their bounds. the overstepped. i couldn't allow that to happen to america. i love my country. it just went too far. for 10 years of president reagan opposed the administration there were still blaming jimmy carter for everything. historically, president obama things. bush for
host: read extend the olive branch to john boehner and mitch mcconnell ahead of a lame duck. i look to the challenges that we have had that i reach up to my republican colleagues in the senate and the house. let us come together, we know what the issues are, let us solve them he told an audience and the ballroom at the capitol hill hotel. there will have to hash out a deal by the end of the year to avert the vesco cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts. slated to begin in 2013. ron in ohio, good...
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mcconnell said let's take a year. guest: they keep saying, let's work on this. let's do it later. we have gone through four years of this. we're almost at the end of president obama's first term. let's pushh it off, it off." taxes will go up. you have had 14 years of these tax cuts. what uncertainty. if you have not moved in 40 years, giving you another year -- really? he think that will make people want to go out and build a business? host: jeremy from north carolina with representative loretta sanchez. caller: i wanted to make a comment about how we are about to end up like greece. that is exactly where we're heading. we are printing money and we are spending it. we are about to see the fall of the euro. we're about to see the collapse of several european countries if it continues the way it is. people say we should not be having these tax cuts. i do not think we should bail out greece. the global economy is not good. you have to take a step back and think yourself for people like howard stern. host: you can respond to the first point. guest: i have not seen what howard stern is
mcconnell said let's take a year. guest: they keep saying, let's work on this. let's do it later. we have gone through four years of this. we're almost at the end of president obama's first term. let's pushh it off, it off." taxes will go up. you have had 14 years of these tax cuts. what uncertainty. if you have not moved in 40 years, giving you another year -- really? he think that will make people want to go out and build a business? host: jeremy from north carolina with representative...
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., to me, the only thing that the democrat has to do is just put a mcconnell commercial out. mr. kaine does not have to do anything. all they have to do is bring back the makaka commercial. and in terms of the list that mr. romney could pick 4 vp, i think he will pick rick santorum. i do not see him on the list at all, but what i will tell you today -- i have my reason why. maybe when i call today, i will tell you the reason why i believe he will choose rick santorum. host: reid wilson, let's begin with the virginia race. guest: i think the kaine party is a bit more pessimistic than you are. will be to and nail. you have the former governor tim kane, a former senator and governor george allen, who lost this seat to jim webb. it will be fascinating to watch because these are two titans who are able to raise a lot of money, both with big-time name recognition. this is all about turnout and mobilizing the voters. every possible voter that you can find. tim kaine hass strength in the suburbs, in richmond. he was governor there. and then he has strength in the growing african-american
., to me, the only thing that the democrat has to do is just put a mcconnell commercial out. mr. kaine does not have to do anything. all they have to do is bring back the makaka commercial. and in terms of the list that mr. romney could pick 4 vp, i think he will pick rick santorum. i do not see him on the list at all, but what i will tell you today -- i have my reason why. maybe when i call today, i will tell you the reason why i believe he will choose rick santorum. host: reid wilson, let's...
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and he crashed mitch mcconnell. -- trashed mitch mcconnell . host: richard on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. the lady that talked about libya. host: common eider house and senate races first. what are you watching? -- tell me about your house and senate races. er: i am a democrat. --all we need is a president that can keep the story straight. i want to get back to libya if i can. if you are going to run for president and you say your new one of the seals and you really feel bad and you did not even know the seal, it is pretty sickening. the republicans call in, libya was a tragedy. but how about 9/11? maybe bush and cheney ought to go in front of the congress. host: baltimore sun talking about -- john fritz saying no challenger. they seem to be cruising to reelection. andy harris is running against a write-in candidate. this is lee, okla. on our line for independents. hello? you are on. caller: this is leigh. this is my first time to get this much involved in politics. but my husband's family were democrats, naturally, he went al
and he crashed mitch mcconnell. -- trashed mitch mcconnell . host: richard on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. the lady that talked about libya. host: common eider house and senate races first. what are you watching? -- tell me about your house and senate races. er: i am a democrat. --all we need is a president that can keep the story straight. i want to get back to libya if i can. if you are going to run for president and you say your new one of the seals and you really feel bad...
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it as part of our spotlight, we speak with ♪ host: mitch mcconnell says the best chance of republicans winning -- a 65% turnout in the recall election next tuesday. president obama will receive george w. bush and former first lady for their portrait. a question for you. it teacher ratings. a story in "usa today" asked if those rankings should be made public. we would like to find out, first of all, if they should be made public, and if you think that will improve the education in schools. here is how you can wait in this morning. if you want to give us a call, the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our republican line is 202-737-0002. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. we have also set aside a line for teachers this morning. 202-628-0184. you can reach out to us on twitter this morning. or you can e-mail us at journal@c-span.org. we will read some of those in a moment. here is the story we're looking at. this is "usa today" this morning. host: should they be posted on the internet or otherwise? indeed think that will
it as part of our spotlight, we speak with ♪ host: mitch mcconnell says the best chance of republicans winning -- a 65% turnout in the recall election next tuesday. president obama will receive george w. bush and former first lady for their portrait. a question for you. it teacher ratings. a story in "usa today" asked if those rankings should be made public. we would like to find out, first of all, if they should be made public, and if you think that will improve the education in...
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host: we will hear a response from senator mitch mcconnell in just a little bit. but continuing with our question -- is wealth and impossible dream? we are asking folks to respond very youngstown, new york. republican line. cliff, go ahead. caller: jeff made a lot of the good points and the spot on. yes, wealth is attainable. the idea that the evil bridge would not let the poor working man get wealthy is a lot of -- you have to have an idea or say aye servers that need to be done and that you have to work 70 or $80 every day. a lot of people do not want to make the sacrifice. the people who do become wealthy. a couple of other things, though. i think what we see in this dynamic or is the discussion is the difference between static thinking and dynamic thinking during the democrat above you is a static point of view -- view iscrats' point of a static point of view, the rich have more money and they are stealing from the poor. the dynamic viewpoint is in a dynamic economy, it all feeds on the job. one person comes up with an idea, it filters to more ideas and more p
host: we will hear a response from senator mitch mcconnell in just a little bit. but continuing with our question -- is wealth and impossible dream? we are asking folks to respond very youngstown, new york. republican line. cliff, go ahead. caller: jeff made a lot of the good points and the spot on. yes, wealth is attainable. the idea that the evil bridge would not let the poor working man get wealthy is a lot of -- you have to have an idea or say aye servers that need to be done and that you...
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other than performing requisite task, mitch mcconnell has not emerged as a huge presence in the ongoing fiscal cliff narrative. that is a change from past budget and tax deals where his finger prints were evident, a fact that could affect the final outcome or subtlety of the deal. that the national journal reporting. paul is an independent in enterprise, alabama. go ahead. caller: good morning. what a debacle out there. i sure would like someone to think out of the box. this back and forth. i think i may have an idea specifically towards the defense spending reductions. i know this will not be popular with a lot of people, but what do the marines do, that the army, navy, and air force cannot do? if your answer is amphibious assaults, include a couple amphibious assault-trained battalions or brigade's within each combat division or add another week to the army basic training for amphibious assault. just think about the duplication that could be eliminated with this concept. if all those that are in the defense industry now, as they profess that our future wars will be more of a technolog
other than performing requisite task, mitch mcconnell has not emerged as a huge presence in the ongoing fiscal cliff narrative. that is a change from past budget and tax deals where his finger prints were evident, a fact that could affect the final outcome or subtlety of the deal. that the national journal reporting. paul is an independent in enterprise, alabama. go ahead. caller: good morning. what a debacle out there. i sure would like someone to think out of the box. this back and forth. i...
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mitch mcconnell and check looby. this is a meeting that took place inside the cabinet room. they remember that inside friday afternoon the have a news conference which he came into the conference for an agreement he thought he had but failed. the president wanted additional taxes. the republican speaker said that was not possible. bob will be with us on monday morning to take your calls on his next book. vivian is on the phone. everything is being held up by the congress. they are not try to let anything go right. they said they want obama to fail. if this stuff as again, it is all because of the republican congressman. they want anything to go through. it is up to the republicans. thank you. host: john lason is the chair back from the convention in dealing with enough issues. the entitlement programs and a big program. medicare. democrats expected. i understand the affordable care act keeps it solvent for the first term. going out for the, when will we see an independent plan? host: additional 80 years. under the romney plan and will be a change as we know it by 2016. i thi
mitch mcconnell and check looby. this is a meeting that took place inside the cabinet room. they remember that inside friday afternoon the have a news conference which he came into the conference for an agreement he thought he had but failed. the president wanted additional taxes. the republican speaker said that was not possible. bob will be with us on monday morning to take your calls on his next book. vivian is on the phone. everything is being held up by the congress. they are not try to...
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mitch mcconnell said his job is to make barack obama a one-term president. guest: there were some experts cerpts of that speech sent out. i was not appear when mitch mcconnell said what he said as far as a one-term president. i want the president to be able to pivot much the same as bill clinton did. we saw that he crated surpluses and that we get welfare reform. no one can tell me a democratic president and republican legislature cannot work together. host: unemployment in florida just under 10%. a 2% for closure rate. guest: i think it is not good and even higher in south florida in the overall state average, especially for foreclosures. when i talk to small business owners down in the district and they are talking about regulatory policies and a talk to the small community banks that are being crushed under dodd-frank and not able to provide lending to small business owners, we have to come up with the right type of policies that can unleash the entrepreneurial spirit the call this small businesses to be able to grow. i think the question before the ameri
mitch mcconnell said his job is to make barack obama a one-term president. guest: there were some experts cerpts of that speech sent out. i was not appear when mitch mcconnell said what he said as far as a one-term president. i want the president to be able to pivot much the same as bill clinton did. we saw that he crated surpluses and that we get welfare reform. no one can tell me a democratic president and republican legislature cannot work together. host: unemployment in florida just under...
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harry reid refused to bring it up for a vote last year, so mitch mcconnell offered the present's budget for a vote. zero people voted for the president's budget last year. 97 voted against it. the press called it an on realistic budgets and irresponsible -- the press called its an unrealistic budget and the responsible. -- and the responsibirresponsib. start with harry reid's office. why don't you bring a budget? states balance their budget. we live within our means in wyoming and balance our budget every year. congress ought to be doing the same thing. i like the idea of. no budget, no pay. families have to live that way. many states do it. it is time for congress to take that lesson from the rest of america. host: it is a group called "no labels." next is a call from north carolina. daniel is an independent. good morning. caller: my question is we keep talking about the deficit and we are still fighting two wars. week wrapped up the iraq war -- we wrapped up the iraq war. is it not disingenuous to for the wealthy people -- wouldn't it be ok for us to pay a little bit of attacks for th
harry reid refused to bring it up for a vote last year, so mitch mcconnell offered the present's budget for a vote. zero people voted for the president's budget last year. 97 voted against it. the press called it an on realistic budgets and irresponsible -- the press called its an unrealistic budget and the responsible. -- and the responsibirresponsib. start with harry reid's office. why don't you bring a budget? states balance their budget. we live within our means in wyoming and balance our...
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mitch mcconnell said the first priority was to make sure obama was it first term president. there was the possibility of working on different issues. if you have some good progressives reelected --share -- youeth warren have a chance to find partnership on core issues. even something the chamber of commerce signed onto. this country could use an infrastructure bank that would put bpeople back to work and rebuild the infrastructure. with mitt romney, you need somebody to, and that will understand that 47% of americans are not freeloaders but part of a political system and a country that deserves the respect. paul ryan has put forward a budget. another of them have fully explain how that would cut tax rates 20% across the board. what kind of loopholes would they find? that is a tough fight to have in a congress where there is a belief in a fair shot. host: next is a caller from iowa, lowarry. caller: hi. thank you for taking my call. i watch too often. i have a big problem with republicans, where a truck i feel they have not paid a political price for the damage that was done
mitch mcconnell said the first priority was to make sure obama was it first term president. there was the possibility of working on different issues. if you have some good progressives reelected --share -- youeth warren have a chance to find partnership on core issues. even something the chamber of commerce signed onto. this country could use an infrastructure bank that would put bpeople back to work and rebuild the infrastructure. with mitt romney, you need somebody to, and that will...
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he will vote lockstep with mitch mcconnell. why would massachusetts even consider someone like him? another example, mitt romney is going to win montana. many people will vote for him, so why would you vote for democrats in the senate. confirming his independence in the state of massachusetts. mccaskill is trying to distance herself from obama in missouri. coattails' do not make the same difference as they did in the past. they try to difference themselves. host: here is a story from "the plain dealer" in ohio. guest: why is he competitive? the answer is money. brown is a very liberal senator elected in 2006. he is baby faced and also the strait -- state treasurer. he was elected statewide. brown still has the lead. maybe six points or seven points, competitive because the has so much money. host: wichita, kan., democratic line. caller: i am really concerned as to when our members of congress are going to step up and address some things, like the drug war that has put many people in prison. incarcerating our citizens. this horrible drug war, whether we going to start talking about t
he will vote lockstep with mitch mcconnell. why would massachusetts even consider someone like him? another example, mitt romney is going to win montana. many people will vote for him, so why would you vote for democrats in the senate. confirming his independence in the state of massachusetts. mccaskill is trying to distance herself from obama in missouri. coattails' do not make the same difference as they did in the past. they try to difference themselves. host: here is a story from "the...
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additionally, the njohn cornyn d mitch mcconnell said he should step aside. they said he should take time with his family. there will not publicly tell him to drop out of the race. he is under an immense amount of pressure from republicans. right now, he says he will stay in the race. he released a new television ad this morning which is pretty much an apology for his remark and asking for forgiveness. he says rape is an evil act and he used the wrong word. he apologizes and says or it can lead to a pregnancy and basically echoed his previous apologies which he has made a last day and a half. host: how will the money be affected by this? we are seeing powerful forces encouraging him to get out. how might fund raising affect his game plan? guest: that's where serious pressure is coming. the nrc is said -- has said they're pulling their money out of the state. the nrsca said they will pull their ads today if he does not resign by the deadline. karl rove has said there will take their interest out of missouri and they have already spent millions of dollars again
additionally, the njohn cornyn d mitch mcconnell said he should step aside. they said he should take time with his family. there will not publicly tell him to drop out of the race. he is under an immense amount of pressure from republicans. right now, he says he will stay in the race. he released a new television ad this morning which is pretty much an apology for his remark and asking for forgiveness. he says rape is an evil act and he used the wrong word. he apologizes and says or it can lead...
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mcconnell or -- to stop doing this. i feel that unless there is a cap of how much you can spend individually on a campaign or how much you can get for a person -- or excluded from the process, but there is not much we can do. we are just talking to hear our voices. i love the program, don't get me wrong. but there is nothing we can do. but you have a good morning and thank you for taking my call. host: i want to go back to a clip from jack abramoff's but event, and larry lessig, a professor, is an interviewer. we have been televising congressional hearings and in this clip mr. abramoff talk about how hearings can sometimes be used as a tool in a lobbying effort. [video clip] >> people think the house and senate hearings are like child and you have a lawyer and you get a fair hearing and everything is hunky dory. it is not. they are kangaroo courts and congress. most hearings are designed to achieve a goal that is not ever expressed. in the sense that lobbyists would push a hearing, it would be for the purpose of putting
mcconnell or -- to stop doing this. i feel that unless there is a cap of how much you can spend individually on a campaign or how much you can get for a person -- or excluded from the process, but there is not much we can do. we are just talking to hear our voices. i love the program, don't get me wrong. but there is nothing we can do. but you have a good morning and thank you for taking my call. host: i want to go back to a clip from jack abramoff's but event, and larry lessig, a professor, is...
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mitch mcconnell saying this president attempts to intimidate . and then senator quoted today in "the new york post" says that what president obama is doing here isn't right. it is threatening and it is intimidating. and then "the washington post" with their editorial saying a more judicious view from the president yesterday than on monday. mr. obama was wise to tone it down. his assessment of the high court, saying that the president's remarks on tuesday were more nuanced and more appropriate for a president. they also go on to say as could have been predicted, his less than careful comments were matched by less than careful criticism. mitch mcconnell accusing the president of trying to bully the court. this bit of presidential mind reading, how does he know that the president's trying to -- the court overstates the problem. now that the case has been submitted would be for both sides to settle down and let the justices do their serious work. so that's the editorial on the "washington post." and the "wall street journal" editorial weighs in on th
mitch mcconnell saying this president attempts to intimidate . and then senator quoted today in "the new york post" says that what president obama is doing here isn't right. it is threatening and it is intimidating. and then "the washington post" with their editorial saying a more judicious view from the president yesterday than on monday. mr. obama was wise to tone it down. his assessment of the high court, saying that the president's remarks on tuesday were more nuanced...
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it is not clear whether mitch mcconnell wants to play a role because he has a campaign coming in 2014. for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner said was i will allow a vote, and you have democrats and some republicans feeling pressure joining in, you could get a bill done. host: rick is from massachusetts on our independent line. caller: good morning. i have a problem with the president. he is the most divisive individual who has come to power in this country for a long time. he completely denied his white relatives and blames all the problems on white men by buying the votes of the lower earners in this country by saying it is not your fault. he promised to bring this country to gather. what happened? guest: i am surprised. upper income
it is not clear whether mitch mcconnell wants to play a role because he has a campaign coming in 2014. for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner...
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you have a bunch of angry white men and all these billionaires -- mitch mcconnell made the statement. what he said was outlined in a book about how they got together on inauguration night when president obama was having his ball, angry, talking about what they could do. host: let's leave it there and go to yuval rosenberg to get a response on both his notion that republicans are to blame and also talk about raising the debt limit and the history of that. guest: i will take the second part first. raising the debt limit, like robert said, was pretty standard. it is only become revolved in what was sought a year ago became ait was -- it will political issue. tea party and other groups, republicans and democrats who won the country to deal with national debt, but the issue is, it was used as a political football for political purposes. that caused a lot of the acrimony and contentious debate we saw last year. at the same time, people on the other side will say that president obama should have or potentially had a grand bargain on the table with john boehner, and if he had stuck to the par
you have a bunch of angry white men and all these billionaires -- mitch mcconnell made the statement. what he said was outlined in a book about how they got together on inauguration night when president obama was having his ball, angry, talking about what they could do. host: let's leave it there and go to yuval rosenberg to get a response on both his notion that republicans are to blame and also talk about raising the debt limit and the history of that. guest: i will take the second part...
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tributes from senator harry reid, a democrat, and senator mitch mcconnell, republican. they're available online at bloomberg.com. ron is on the -- they're available online at cspan.com. caller: i think it's interesting we're asking the question about representatives, and yet candidates go through much more scrutiny over much more tawdry things. and i think it is an important question to know what the status of your current representative is, especially depending on what kind of committees that they're assigned to. there's a whole lot of intelligence that could compromise the security of the united states that a person in the wrong mental state especially might be more subjected to compromising. i think it's important. thank you, guys. host: on the republican line from ohio, michael has this point on our twitter page, does anyone think this would be as big of a story if it wasn't jesse jackson jr.? back to more of your calls in just a moment. the secretary of state, who is making a swing through asia, this headline, china and neighbors argue over boundaries in a photogra
tributes from senator harry reid, a democrat, and senator mitch mcconnell, republican. they're available online at bloomberg.com. ron is on the -- they're available online at cspan.com. caller: i think it's interesting we're asking the question about representatives, and yet candidates go through much more scrutiny over much more tawdry things. and i think it is an important question to know what the status of your current representative is, especially depending on what kind of committees that...
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that if he is elected president, we will see a gained, and yet this other calller stated earlier that mcconnell from day one said he would block anything the president does. if he is gone to do that, we see there is nothing getting done. mitt romney is president and says without even doing anything, there is planned to be an increase. this is crazy. i cannot believe we are living in america and hearing this. this shows who he really is. >> first of all, i am not sure -- i do not recall mitt romney saying we being present will fix everything. -- me being present will fix everything. i think he has laid out an agenda that will get things moving again. in terms of the fiscal clip, i think you are right to be concerned. i do think we will avoid it. i think both sides agree sequestration is bad, but it is also difficult on domestic programs as well. there are ways to avoid it. it will be very different obviously if the democrats prevail that not only reelt the president but will take both houses. i do think we will avoid the fiscal clef. it will take an election to break the stalemate. while a lot o
that if he is elected president, we will see a gained, and yet this other calller stated earlier that mcconnell from day one said he would block anything the president does. if he is gone to do that, we see there is nothing getting done. mitt romney is president and says without even doing anything, there is planned to be an increase. this is crazy. i cannot believe we are living in america and hearing this. this shows who he really is. >> first of all, i am not sure -- i do not recall...
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"mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers and ranchers. host: this is from "the washington post," a comparison among the candidates. host: has the push for renewable energy been dampened by republican criticism of the solyndra? guest: i think trying to politicize cylinder was a mistake -- to publicize solyndra was a mistake. we have 5000 solar companies in this country that are doing well. people are helping to build solar facilities around the country. an industry that made $137 billion in profits continues to get a handout from hard-working americans that are struggling to pay the bills and struggling to keep a senior in a health-care facility. they should not be required to spend one more dime to do that. host: welcome. caller: you look terrific to
"mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers and ranchers. host: this is from "the washington post," a comparison among the candidates....
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senate -- you are trying to find ways to work together, and now with the underlying strategy by mitch mcconnell to not have our fingerprints on anything significant because president obama might get credit for it, but where you have a lot of other members that want to solve problems and a beard off a dangerously with the filiform -- deere off a dangerously with the filibuster. host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying more in taxes, but i want to say the bush tax cuts, it was the first time in american history we had two wars going on and we had tax cuts. the republicans can talk and talk, but there is absolutely 0% that you can balance a budget and cut taxes, and history has shown that. for republicans have kept saying they want to cut taxes, but someone has to pay for these wars. it is $9 billion a month on afghanistan. it was billions and billions on the iraq war. i would just like -- i do not think the press does a good job of suppressing the republicans and saying "how are we specifically going to fight these two
senate -- you are trying to find ways to work together, and now with the underlying strategy by mitch mcconnell to not have our fingerprints on anything significant because president obama might get credit for it, but where you have a lot of other members that want to solve problems and a beard off a dangerously with the filiform -- deere off a dangerously with the filibuster. host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying...
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if you have some agreement between harry reid and mitch mcconnell on what we're going to try to get done in the next month and how we can organize the scheduled to do that, that would be fabulous. hal on the hear from independent line in michigan. caller: revenue is such an integral part of any budget agreement and compromise. how realistic is that congress can reach an agreement when the new trend of signing pledges with lobbyists -- i am referring to 95% of congress on the republican side that's just signed a pledge with grover norquist to never increase revenues. as long as congress is giving away votes from how can they expect to reach agreements -- as long as congress is giving away votes, how can they expect to reach agreements? guest: that is a terrific question. we spent a lot of time thinking about that. one of our 12 "make congress work!" proposals is what we think of as the no pledge proposal. the proposal is simple. we urge members of congress to make no pledges and take no oaths except the oath of office to protect the constitution. in our judgment, the responsibility of mem
if you have some agreement between harry reid and mitch mcconnell on what we're going to try to get done in the next month and how we can organize the scheduled to do that, that would be fabulous. hal on the hear from independent line in michigan. caller: revenue is such an integral part of any budget agreement and compromise. how realistic is that congress can reach an agreement when the new trend of signing pledges with lobbyists -- i am referring to 95% of congress on the republican side...
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i live in the mitch mcconnell district in kentucky. mitch takes all of the taxes and gives it to the bigger cities. we are doing without schools and everything. you know, it is ashamed and appalling that the man sits up there and runs his job about making our president 81 term president. i want somebody to get rid of that man. it is a shame in this country. it is a 260 mile square. it is appalling that the republicans -- newt gingrich was going to come down here before he got kicked out. all these people that run these coal mines down here, they get it on the backs of the poor people. they're trying to make a decent living and there's no representation. guest: starting with your last point, unions have been blamed for everything. you know that. i am glad to hear that. hopefully you have a party change cards a you can change over. but more importantly, to your issues. i remember when i came in january and i remember the speaker of the house was and you remember the speaker of the house was. at that time, they were bashing the president
i live in the mitch mcconnell district in kentucky. mitch takes all of the taxes and gives it to the bigger cities. we are doing without schools and everything. you know, it is ashamed and appalling that the man sits up there and runs his job about making our president 81 term president. i want somebody to get rid of that man. it is a shame in this country. it is a 260 mile square. it is appalling that the republicans -- newt gingrich was going to come down here before he got kicked out. all...
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there's a page in the washington journal and it shows governor bobby jindal of louisiana and governor mcconnell of virginia. guest: the republican party needs to do two things simultaneously that seem to be opposite. one is to be more cosmopolitan. if you look at republicans who have done well at appealing, it's people like ronald reagan. of course a movie actor who could go talk to elites in washington and the ec but also had a populist appeal. reagan democrats in pennsylvania and ohio, blue- collar workers, he could resonate with them. it's fair to say this of mitt romney, and he did not have a populist appeal. just by virtue of who he is, his biography, and his demeanor. mitt romney's brand was always going to be rich republican guy and it did end up that way. host: the morning after the election, you were one of the people who call for changes in the republican party. guest: the moderation line has become almost the catch phrase for what republicans are going through right now. bobby jindal and others have used similar language since i wrote that the morning after the election. the reason i
there's a page in the washington journal and it shows governor bobby jindal of louisiana and governor mcconnell of virginia. guest: the republican party needs to do two things simultaneously that seem to be opposite. one is to be more cosmopolitan. if you look at republicans who have done well at appealing, it's people like ronald reagan. of course a movie actor who could go talk to elites in washington and the ec but also had a populist appeal. reagan democrats in pennsylvania and ohio, blue-...
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republicans have tried real hard to slow down the president, to make him a one-term president, as mitch mcconnell said. i never in my whole life since i voting have i seen this much hate the way they're going now. the republicans used to be a about compromise. but now they are not going to work with this president. they said they are not going to work with him. they made that pledge. they are going to try to get mitt romney. i will vote democratic this year, because i do not have faith in mitt romney and ron paul. this seems to me they are two of a kind. they lie and they will do anything they want to do. if mitt romney cannot come up with his taxes, let us see them and show that he has offshore investment accounts, i cannot vote for a man like that. host: governor romney came out with a statement regarding todd akin's candidacy, yesterday after the 5:00 p.m. deadline. governor romney said this -- representative pete sessions with the national republican campaign committee gave an interview, but before that he was asked about representative todd akin and what should happen to his candidacy. [vide
republicans have tried real hard to slow down the president, to make him a one-term president, as mitch mcconnell said. i never in my whole life since i voting have i seen this much hate the way they're going now. the republicans used to be a about compromise. but now they are not going to work with this president. they said they are not going to work with him. they made that pledge. they are going to try to get mitt romney. i will vote democratic this year, because i do not have faith in mitt...